Sammy Watkins, and WR depth

Now that Dallas Crawford is blue, my question on his teammate Sammy Watkins is rather simple... With the depth UM is bringing back; Roundtree, Hemingway, Stonum, Odoms, not to mention Ricardo Miller and Je'Ron Stokes, what are the odds that Sammy Watkins plays from day one? I know he's highly ranked - Scout's #2 WR - but is he so good that he'd jump over Miller/Stokes/Grady, and see the field from day one? Could our depth hurt us here?

none of their receivers can do a spot on impersonation of Donald Duck. Maybe Watkins doesn't want to compete with that kind of talent. I can't say that I would blame him either. possible advantage to Clemson.

the talent to win the ACC but they always seem to find ways to lose a game that they shouldn't lose. They can attract elite talents, but they can never put it all together to become a complete team. Heck they had CJ Spiller, Jacoby Ford, Da'Quan Bowers and to name a few, yet they couldn't win ACC.

Not sure that Sammy cares, but Clemson just picked up another WR. That's 4 already in this class, and 2 of them are ranked very highly. Charone Peake and Martavis Bryant are 4 and 5 star guys, with Peake being the #1 WR, all according to ESPN.

I wouldn't say that it would be impossible for him to pass the other players you mentioned because the routes aren't complicated at all. The question is whether he can play tough and block with a purpose. Since his talent isn't in question I believe it all comes down to my previous sentence.

But if we start getting depth we have to change the way we sell the school. We still have great academics, tradition, facilities, college town and coaching. But now you emphasize that instead of getting early playing time, you get to spend a red-shirt year, when appropriate ( I mean there are some guys who are just so good they are going to leap past older, more experienced players, obviously), learning the offense, not getting hurt theoretically, and getting aclimated to college academics. Then the player can come out with a top notch qb and the best offense in the nation.

Some players are more concerned with early playing time than others. We just need to sell what we have to offer and not worry too much about what we don't have.

If he's good enough to play from day 1 RR has proven he will see the field. If not Hemingway and Stonum will be Seniors and he can battle everyone else for playing time the year after.

Playing time concerns at all positions should be reduced next year. We will be recording a lot of blow outs and RR will have enough depth to cycle in guys so many more players will be seeing the field next year. This should prevent guys from transferring due to pt as much. If they do transfer it won't hurt as much as we will have built up the depth.

Look at Bama, USC, LSU, Fla...They have recruits committing at every position when there's 6 people ahead of them. They think they are the next big time person to play at this program, which is an attitude I like. If someone doesn't commit because they're scared of competition they most likely aren't going to be good anyways.

The Florida mention reminds me of the story of their highly touted DLineman in practice. I believe the three of them were in the top five or eight on Rivals100 last year. Anyway, they acted like they owned the place and the upperclassmen didn't appreciate it. I don't think any of them have started a game this year. That will definitely put an ego in check.

Sammy has mentioned that academics will play a huge part in his decision. Well, Michigan trumps Clemson and Miami in that aspect so I guess time will only tell. If he is that serious about his education, then UM is the place for him. I dont think he should worry about the depth chart at WR. There is nothing wrong with competition and if he has to redshirt a year, so be it. But on the other hand, if he is good enough to play right away Im sure RR wont heistate to start him.

i would hate to see watkins burn a redshirt to get a few catches and downfield blocks. If he is good enough to crack the top three (over one of odoms, stonum, and hemingway) then let him play. otherwise id rather have him redshirt, save the yr of eligibility, and start in 2012 as a redshirt freshman. and unlike DB where experience is vital, WR is a position where he can jump into the starting role and succeed as a RS Freshman

i have seen jeremy jackson's name in this blog! what are we hearing about his future relative to the other names that are mentioned here? he has beein out on the field this year correct? Go Blue beat wiscy!

I just don't think you redshirt a guy like Watkins, unless he shows up and he's far short of what's advertised. He might not be a starter, but he'd be one of the most talented receivers at UM in the last decade, behind maybe Manningham and Braylon, but with the talent to pass both.

Let him play, let him go out there and catch some balls. Redshirt Conway.

Not worthy of a new thread, but I'm wondering whether Gardner will get a med redshirt this year. Also wonder if he realized that as good as he is, he just isn't on the same field as either Denard or Tate.

Gardner will be better and Tate and Denard, he just needs time. He has the potential to be the next Vince Young, I mean look at the kid he's huge and has 4.5 speed and can throw the ball. What more could you want?

What more could I want? For him to redshirt this year, learn, and get into the rotation in 2011. I simply have a strong aversion to true Freshman QB's. It almost always ends badly. This has nothing to do with Gardner and his latent ability. I fully agree with your statement: HE JUST NEEDS TIME.

My frustration is that a whole year of PT could potentially be lost because he played a tiny bit in 2010.

Roundtree, Hemingway, Stonum, Odoms, not to mention Ricardo Miller and Je'Ron Stokes, what are the odds that Sammy Watkins plays from day one?

I don't know, but Hemingway, Stonum, Odoms and Grady will all graduate after Watkins's true freshman season, so there will be a ton of available playing time in 2012 and beyond. He might have to sit and watch for one season. That's pretty typical.

I thought I heard talk about not bringing Grady back for another scholarship year. Hemingway has yet to prove hes durable enough to make it through an entire season. Stokes played sparingly as a Freshman and clearly has made great strides yet this year. Miller was barely a 4 star at final rankings and most have Watkins as an easy 4 star. I would think he would have an opportunity if he stood out, but they would take a wait and see approach based on injuries/competition.